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Our Heritage: AQPC’s 37th Annual Symposium

The year 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the creation of the CEGEPs. Even if the AQPC Symposium is highlighting this anniversary by taking a look at the accomplishments of the network, it is primarily focused on the present and the future - promoting recent innovations, current approaches that are being tested and examining the results of research that is being conducted within the colleges. In this way, Symposium attendees can explore the heritage that is being built day after day in the college network, and be inspired by it in order to enrich their own educational practice.

All in all, there are 128 keynotes and presentations related to pedagogical methods, student success, evaluation of learning, the use of technology and many other subjects that form the basis for these 3 days of introspection. You can get a good idea of the breadth and depth of the conference by looking at the Summary table for the event that is found in the middle of the Symposium program booklet. The Profweb readership will be interested to read that no less than 25 presentations are specifically linked to the use of technology in the college network.

The Honorary President for this year’s Symposium, Mr. Guy Rocher, also agreed to lead the opening keynote presentation for the conference, which is entitled How to Explain the Surprising Success of the Quebec College Network and What Should Come Next? (Comment s’expliquer l’étonnante réussite du collégial québécois et quelle devra être la suite?).

Finally, for the closing plenary, the AQPC asked Hélène Allaire, Cégep Marie-Victorin’s retired Academic Dean, Andréanne St-Gelais, Secretary General of the Fédération des associations étudiantes du campus de l’Université de Montréal and Michel Venne, Founder and Counsellor to the Director General of the Institut du Nouveau Monde to engage in a prospective exercise with the theme What Would the Parent Report 2.0 Say?

All of these presentations will take place between Tuesday, June 6th and Thursday, June 8th, 2017 at Concordia University in Downtown Montreal.

Even if the AQPC is primarily an opportunity to share expertise, it’s also a time to celebrate this expertise. Along these lines, all of the attendees are invited to attend the awards ceremony where AQPC will be conferring honorable mentions, and the annual banquet, which will take place at the Palais des congrès de Montréal, Montréal’s convention centre.

The AQPC is also inviting attendees to take advantage of a number of social activities that were developed by the Cégep de Saint-Laurent and Vanier College, the host colleges for this year’s Symposium. These activities are a great opportunity to explore the city of Montreal, which will be particularly festive during its 375th anniversary celebration.

Several Presentations Offered in English or with Simultaneous Translation

The AQPC will be offering a simultaneous translation service from French to English and from English to French during several keynote speeches, including the opening and closing plenaries.

In addition, 14 presentations will be held in English. You will find the list in the Summary Program.

Visit Now and Register… Soon!

You may now view the content of the symposium program on the APQC’s website (with a full program in French in PDF format, or directly in the on-line conference registration module). The on-line conference registration module is now available. A printed copy of the program will be delivered to colleges in early April 2017. You can now start creating your personal schedule and reserve June 6th to 8th in your agenda.

For additional information on the Symposium and lodging options you can visit the AQPC's web site.

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ACPQ

The ACPQ (Association des collèges privés du Québec) is an umbrella organization for 25 college-level teaching establishments subsidized by MESRST. The ACPQ brings together teachers, administrators, and personnel of member colleges for pedagogical workshops that it organizes annually. It also manages support programs for research and international activities.

APOP

APOP meets the professional development needs of teaching personnel by offering online professional development and moderation activities. The purpose of these services is to support teaching personnel in their use of technology on the job. From an introduction to the features of a software application to the development of scripted teaching strategies, concepts are updated in terms of practices and emerging needs.

AQPC

The AQPC (Association québécoise de pédagogie collégiale) promotes the support and development of college educational mastery through gatherings and publications to foster the sharing of experience as well as the adoption of research results, pedagogical innovations and information technology. Among the AQPC’s activities is their annual symposium and the Pédagogie collégiale journal.

ARC

ARC (Association pour la recherche au collégial) works to promote research in college-level establishments. ARC is there to promote research and provide information to college network teachers who might wish to conduct research.

CCDMD

The Collegial Centre for Educational Materials Development (CCDMD) produces computer-based resources and printed documents for teachers and students of the Quebec college network. It has an impressive catalogue of educational materials and participates in a number of highly interesting projects for college teachers, including Netquiz Web, the World of Images collection as well as symposiums produced in tandem with the AQPC to improve teaching skills. The CCDMD works for you and with you!

CDC

The CDC (Centre de documentation collégiale) is the only unique library focusing on college education. The CDC has a mandate to serve francophone and anglophone Cegeps, both public and private, across Quebec. Its collection has been developed specifically to meet the information needs of teachers, professionals, managers, researchers and future teachers of the college network.

Cégep à distance

Cégep à distance is a college dedicated to distance learning. It hosts a diverse student population with a significant student population referred from within the college network. By the very nature of its courses, the Cégep à distance is at the avant-garde of technology. It makes much of the teaching material that it designs available to teachers in the Quebec college network.

DECCLIC

The corporation Plateforme collégiale DECclic hosts and maintains the Moodle environment along with other related services. It also moderates the DECclic community with online help, professional development, and network activities.

IT Rep

The IT Rep/REPTIC Network is a community practice of pedagogical counsellors responsible for the integration of ICTs into Quebec colleges. IT Reps work with teachers at their school to support the pedagogical integration of ICTs. The IT Rep also ensures that the resources of ICT partners have concrete benefits in their setting.

Performa

PERFORMA is a partner dedicated to the professional development and training of ICT savvy teachers. PERFORMA brings together a faculty of the Université de Sherbrooke and 61 college-level institutions. PERFORMA provides access to accredited professional development activities specifically adapted to the needs of college network teachers.

Profweb

Profweb shares inspiring teaching practices in addition to providing articles on educational and digital news from the Quebec college network. Profweb also promotes digital resources related to teaching and learning in colleges and offers a calendar of events. Finally, Profweb offers college teachers a free web hosting environment for their educational projects.

VTÉ

The mission of Vitrine Technologie-Éducation (VTÉ) is to promote and support integration of technology into postsecondary education. The VTÉ is recognized for its technology watch activities, whose results are relayed to the entire network. The VTÉ also disseminates pedagogical resources through means of its rich and comprehensive CERES catalogue—a veritable treasure chest!

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